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WWII Ithaca M37 Trench Gun?
3/19/2012 4:20:26 AM
Found this on calguns in a shotgun pic thread posted by Utha Schleigle. It appears to be a WWII vintage Ithaca M37 Trench Gun... very cool... among the rarest of military Trench Guns right next to the Remington Model 10 Trench Gun.
...just excited and wanted to share.
...just excited and wanted to share.
3/19/2012 5:44:55 AM
Anyone know why those heat shields were set up for M1917 bayonets and not Springfield bayonets?
Even the Winchester 1200's we had when I was in the US Army in the late 70's used M1917 bayonets.
Even the Winchester 1200's we had when I was in the US Army in the late 70's used M1917 bayonets.
3/19/2012 9:39:10 AM
Originally Posted By M1A4ME:
Anyone know why those heat shields were set up for M1917 bayonets and not Springfield bayonets?
Even the Winchester 1200's we had when I was in the US Army in the late 70's used M1917 bayonets.
Anyone know why those heat shields were set up for M1917 bayonets and not Springfield bayonets?
Even the Winchester 1200's we had when I was in the US Army in the late 70's used M1917 bayonets.
No,but you could ask Ithaca!
Let us know what they say.
PITA45
PS Called them before, where very friendly!
3/19/2012 12:17:55 PM
In WWI, when the M1897 trench gun was introduced, there were a lot of M1917 bayonets. When the Military chose to use only the M1903, there was a surplus of M1917 bayonets. Because of that and probably to keep compatibility with older trench guns, every other shotgun until the 590 used the M1917 bayonet. There were some heatshields made for the M7 that were supposed to be put on Stevens 77E shotguns for the Vietnamese, but I don't think the US Military.
Dustin
Dustin
3/19/2012 9:33:35 PM
I've also heard that Winchester was producing the Enfield bayonets at the time of introduction, and that might have influenced the choice.
On a side note, wasn't the 870 the first to use an M16 bayonet, I thought they preceded the 590.(at least in the USMC)
On a side note, wasn't the 870 the first to use an M16 bayonet, I thought they preceded the 590.(at least in the USMC)
3/19/2012 9:57:04 PM
That's right, it was adopted in the mid 70s. That would make sense about the. bayonets too.
Dustin
Dustin
3/25/2012 8:52:01 PM
Some of the Ithaca Commercial Trench Guns for LE in the '60s & '70s were marked SP-30-06 and took a Springfield bayonet.
